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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 1, 2017

Satellite Communications

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Meet The World’s Most Advanced Telecom Satellite

Apr 26, 2017
How technical advances are enabling space-based challengers to take on terrestrial internet services.
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ViaSat Leaps In Satellite Capability

Apr 26, 2017
How ViaSat is pushing the boundaries of satellite connectivity.

First Take

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First Take (May 1, 2017)

Apr 28, 2017
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Commercial Aviation

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Uber Unveils 2020 Plans For Electric VTOL Air-Taxis Demos

Apr 28, 2017
Ride-hailing giant Uber held a summit on its Elevate concept for urban air mobility, drawing 500+ people, including manufacturers, regulators and investors.
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Global Market Opens For C919 As EASA Works On Certification

Apr 28, 2017
Until now, the C919 has looked like it would be limited to CAAC certification. Now EASA has stepped in to help.
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Amid Alitalia Woes, Europe Could Still Use Fewer Airline Players

Apr 28, 2017
Alitalia’s prolonged battle shows little progress in European airline consolidation.

Unmanned Systems

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Industry, Regulators Edge Closer To Beyond Line Of Sight UAS

Apr 28, 2017
Demonstration flights and limited operational approvals are building experience and confidence in flying drones safely beyond visual line of sight of the operator.
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Stratification Being Seen in Evolving CounterDrone Market

Apr 28, 2017
Customers needed to counter the threat from small unmanned aircraft face a bewildering array of choices, but bands of capability are beginning to emerge as threats and countermeasures become more clearly understood.
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Aurora LightningStrike In ‘MUX’ Mix Versus Bell And Northrop

Apr 25, 2017
Marine Corps ‘MUX’ gives rotorcraft industry another large-scale VTOL drone opportunity.

Airline Operations

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Data-Driven Disruption Management Rules At American Airlines

Apr 26, 2017
When Winter Storm Stella threatened blizzard conditions for the Northeast U.S. in mid-March, American’s response was based in part on a simulation.
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Airlines Use Apps, Social Media To Better Deal With Disruption

Apr 25, 2017
Leaps in information technology help airlines communicate more efficiently with customers to ensure smoother transitions and options after flight delays.
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Swiss 777 Repair In Iqaluit Shows Plans Are Important, But So Is Luck

Apr 27, 2017
Swiss emergency procedures get a workout in Northern Canada.

Defense

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NATO Doubles Up Deterrence Posture On Europe’s Eastern Front

Apr 28, 2017
The alliance adds air policing missions to Bulgaria and Romania as need for reassurance grows.
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With C-X Decades Away, U.S. Air Force Upgrades Aging Transport Fleet

Apr 25, 2017
The service wants its legacy airlifters to have laser-based missile defense, modern communications and an engine upgrade.
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U.S. Army Eyes ‘Leap-Ahead Technology’ For Future Rotorcraft

Apr 24, 2017
A top U.S. Army official warns that a year-long continuing resolution would cripple the fledgling Future Vertical Lift effort.
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The Week In Defense (April 27-May 4, 2017)

Apr 27, 2017
Singapore upgrades Apache fleet, defense spending up worldwide, the latest U.S. ICBM test, and Indian Navy tests land-attack Brahmos

Space

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Tianzhou 1 Finalizes Second Stage Of Chinese Manned Space Plan

Apr 27, 2017
Tianzhou is most like the Japanese HTV cargo craft used to supply the ISS. Tianzhous will burn up on reentry, unlike the similar-sized SpaceX Dragon.

Business

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Major Supplier Arconic Faces Strategy Stress Test

Apr 24, 2017
At Arconic, Winston Wolfe is about to meet Gordon Gecko. And the premiere design-and-manufacturing provider could see its strategy changed, along with its CEO.

Technology

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Dutch Company Sees Renewable Energy Future In Tethered UAVs

Apr 25, 2017
Holland’s Ampyx Power is preparing to demonstrate a UAV-based wind-energy system to Germany’s E.ON.
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The Week In Technology, April 24-28, 2017

Apr 24, 2017
Lillium flies electric VTOL; Urban talks flying car; Borschberg backs electric propulsion; SingPost joins drone delivery demo; flying cars get cautious nod from public.

Up Front

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Why Airbus And Boeing Should Worry About Middle East Airlines

Apr 27, 2017
More than 25% of widebody backlogs are from Middle Eastern orders and a slowdown for the Gulf carriers could have ramifications for the aerospace sector.

Going Concerns

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‘Buy American’ Means Buying Globally—Even For Defense

Apr 26, 2017
With President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” coming at the same time as the U.S. defense industry is expanding overseas, what does it mean?

Airline Intel

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Opinion: Etihad Airways’ European Investments In Trouble

Apr 28, 2017
Alitalia, Air Berlin cases show investor money alone won’t save airlines—viable strategies are needed.

Leading Edge

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GE’s Quebec Plant Leading Automation Charge In Aerospace

Apr 24, 2017
Automation has helped GE Aviation’s compressor-blade manufacturing plant in Quebec to grow from producing parts for five CFM engines a year to five a day.

In Orbit

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Private Funds Are An Old Tradition in U.S. Space Exploration

Apr 26, 2017
Economist and NASA adviser’s new book puts the billionaire space investors in a different perspective.

Washington Outlook

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Is Trump Driving NATO Nations To Increase Defense Spending?

Apr 28, 2017
Trump and NATO defense spending; investor calls on Musk to stop cooperating with the president; the F-35’s air show prospects; and goodbye to a government shutdown.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (May 1, 2017)

Apr 28, 2017
Readers discuss tapping "black" world technology, challenge a commentary about electronics ban at airports, urge Army to use enhanced training systems for helo pilots and mull merits of diversity in aerospace.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (May 1, 2017)

Apr 28, 2017
Alessandro Profumo has been named by the Italian government to become chief executive of the Leonardo aerospace and defense group.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (May 1, 2017)

Apr 28, 2017
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events